Akib Islam's Review On Vellore Institute Of Technology - [VIT University], Vellore

I took the VITEE entrance examination. Securing a good rank I choose electronics and communications in VIT because the infrastructure and labs for the electronics course are excellent. Also, the curriculum was on par with industrial needs.

The courses are well designed keeping in mind the researches in those courses. Some of the courses are PBL (project-based learning) means you need to submit projects related to that course to pass in that subject. Other courses are well focused on research, You can individually carry out your research works. Labs are well maintained and have sufficient resources for your research work.

There are 2 technical events. Gravitas and Riviera. Gravitas is a technical fest where different clubs organize various competitions. It is held in September. Riviera is a non-technical cultural fest held in February. Various singers came and perform on stage. We have a DJ night on the last day of Riviera.

The fee structure is very feasible. The 2013 batch fee structure was a 1.17 lakh tuition fee. Room and mess fees depend on student choice. If you choose a 1-bed ac room then it will cost 67k whereas a 6-bed non-ac cost about 12k. If you choose a special mess it will cost around 38k whereas veg mess will cost about 40k.

Various scholarships are offered to the merit holder students in the state boards or CBSE boards. Scholarships range from full fee waiver to 25% fee waiver. Some needy meritorious students whose parents average students low receive a full fee waiver under the STAR scholarship program.

The Alumni network is very huge and widespread. Seniors are very friendly and help juniors in every possible way. This is a ragging free campus. Most of the alumni are successful one which ranges from CEO of various startups to product managers in Google.

The faculties are really good. Most of the faculties are Ph.D. holders with a keen interest in their subjects and are involved actively in the research work. Each month hundreds of research papers are published by the faculties in well-known reputed journals and conferences like IEEE etc. Faculties are also good at teaching.